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throway

I Am the Opposite of Reddit and I love it. AMA.

(I am not a troll.)

Pretty much the only thing Reddit and I agree on is bacon, Twilight, and xkcd. AMA.

What follows is a short list of areas of disagreement between me and Reddit

I like:

  • Fiat Money
  • Religion
  • Microsoft and Windows
  • Israel
  • Women as People, not Objects
  • Digg (not as much as I like Reddit though)
  • Capitalism
  • America
  • English
  • iTunes
  • Miley Cyrus

I dislike:

  • Haskell
  • Python
  • Weed
  • Richard Dawkins
  • Government-Run Health Care
  • Eugenics
  • Idiocracy
  • Cats
  • Keith Olbermann

Apathetic towards:

  • Narwhals
  • Gay Marriage

Posted Dec 2, 2009, 4:44 AM UTC

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[deleted]•

What makes you like being surrounded by people different from you?

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throwayOP•

I learn more from people who think differently from me than from people who think the same as me. Although some subreddits are huge circlejerks, I still benefit intellectually from them.

ie: Although I don't see what most atheists get out of reading the massive circlejerk that is r/atheism, I can get my worldview challenged, which is enlightening and interesting.

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publius_lxxii•

Wow! After 21 hours the hivemind has spoken: 4 upvotes, 14 downvotes.

Having a somewhat similar list of likes/dislikes, I know how you feel.

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Acglaphotis•

Yes, because reddit is a single entity. You're the only one who thinks for himself in a world of sheeple.

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throwayOP•

Reddit is somewhat wont to engage in a bit of hive-mindery every once in a while.

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Werehuman•

Do you like the underpants gnomes?

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throwayOP•

File Southpark in general under "Apathetic". Except for Team America: World Police. That movie was awesome.

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Werehuman•

I approve.

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[deleted]•

So you are a Jewish guy that likes bacon? its ok, I won't tell.

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throwayOP•

Not Jewish.

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railmaniac•

Why do you dislike python?

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throwayOP•

I grew up on C/C++ and really can't get used to the idea of a language that's so... pretty.

No, really. I actually dislike it because it's so fucking elegant.

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hixnob•

You're either a troll, a masochist, or both. I'd understand not liking Python because of the mandatory indentation, but isn't elegance typically a positive trait?

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throwayOP•

I do appreciate the fact that programming has gotten easier since I started learning on BASIC and Pascal.

I should clarify - Python is really pretty for small projects. For large code bases, nothing beats a solid workhorse like C, C++, or (ew) Java.

And no - I'm not a masochist. I clarified earlier that I enjoy the adversarial environment of reddit.

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somethinginteresting•

Good for you.

I disagree with you on a lot of things, BUT THAT'S OK.

And. Guess what. I could be wrong. About everything!

Isn't that wonderful?

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shawngupta2•

YOU KNOW WHAT"S FUNNY? YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY LIKE THIS.

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throwayOP•

Cool story bro

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